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Steve Bartman: Catching Hell Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 31 - Aired 09/01/2011
The relationship between Chicago Cubs fans and Steve Bartman following Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series.
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Season 1, Episode 30 - Aired 12/11/2010
The rise, fall, and rebirth of the SMU Mustangs football program, which received a 2-year "death penalty" for major infractions
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The Best That Never Was Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 29 - Aired 11/29/2010
The 1981 recruiting of high school football player Marcus Dupree by multiple big-time college programs, his resulting injury-prone college and professional career, and how his college and later USFL recruitment changed the recruiting process.
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Marion Jones: Press Pause Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 28 - Aired 11/02/2010
The successful track and field career of Marion Jones, her 2007 admission of performance-enhancing drug use, and subsequent prison sentence.
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Fernando Nation Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 27 - Aired 10/26/2010
The euphoria created by Fernando Valenzuela's 1981 arrival with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Tim Richmond: To the Limit Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 26 - Aired 10/19/2010
The career of NASCAR driver Tim Richmond, his flamboyant lifestyle, and his 1989 death from AIDS.
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Once Brothers Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 25 - Aired 10/12/2010
The story of Croatian Dražen Petrović and Serbian Vlade Divac, NBA players and Yugoslavian national teammates, and how upheaval in their homeland adversely and irretrievably affected their friendship
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Four Days In October Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 24 - Aired 10/05/2010
The remarkable comeback of the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the 2004 ALCS.
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Into the Wind Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 23 - Aired 09/28/2010
Terry Fox's attempt to run across Canada in support of fundraising for cancer research captures the attention of his fellow Canadians and the world.
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The House of Steinbrenner Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 22 - Aired 09/21/2010
The legacy of George Steinbrenner's ownership of the New York Yankees.
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Season 1, Episode 21 - Aired 09/14/2010
A look at the rivalry and friendship between tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.
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One Night in Vegas Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 20 - Aired 09/07/2010
The friendship of boxer Mike Tyson and rapper Tupac Shakur and the night of September 7, 1996, when Shakur was murdered after attending the Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight in Las Vegas.
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Little Big Men Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 19 - Aired 08/31/2010
The Kirkland National Little League team's success at the 1982 Little League World Series, examining why their title win is considered one of the biggest upsets in the event's history.
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Jordan Rides the Bus Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 18 - Aired 08/24/2010
Motivated by the dream his late father had for him, Michael Jordan retires from basketball and has a brief career in minor league baseball.
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The Birth of Big Air Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 17 - Aired 07/29/2010
The life of Mat Hoffman and his 25 year career of advancing BMX riding, both creatively and promotionally.
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The Two Escobars Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 16 - Aired 06/22/2010
The lives of soccer player Andrés Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar; the intertwining of crime and soccer in their native Colombia; and the connections between the murders of both me
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June 17, 1994 Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 15 - Aired 06/15/2010
Quick-cut archival footage captures the various sporting events on the day in question and the emotions they generated, with O. J. Simpson's run from the police overshadowing an NBA Finals game between the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets, the opening of the U.S.-hosted 1994 World Cup, the last-ever U.S. Open PGA tournament round for Arnold Palmer, Ken Griffey Jr. hitting a home run to add to his record-setting pace, and a parade in New York after the Rangers finally won their first Stanley Cup in decades.
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Straight Outta LA Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 14 - Aired 05/11/2010
The relationship between the Raiders and the minority fan base in Los Angeles during the team's 13 seasons in L.A. (1982-1994).
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The 16th Man Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 13 - Aired 05/04/2010
How hosting (and winning) the 1995 Rugby World Cup and Nelson Mandela's support of the Springboks national team affected post-apartheid South Africa.
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Run Ricky Run Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 12 - Aired 04/27/2010
A profile of Ricky Williams focuses on his brief 2004 departure from the NFL, when he sought self-redemption amidst media criticism and fresh rumors of marijuana use.
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Silly Little Game Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 11 - Aired 04/20/2010
Meeting at New York City's La Rotisserie Francaise restaurant in 1980, a group of writers and academics develop Rotisserie Fantasy baseball, only to see it take off in popularity and leave them behind.
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No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 10 - Aired 04/13/2010
The 1993 trial of Hampton, Virginia, high-school athlete Allen Iverson, convicted for his role in a racially-tinged melee, and its impact on both the community and on Iverson's life
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Season 1, Episode 9 - Aired 04/03/2010
Paul Westhead's coaching tenure at Loyola Marymount University (1985-1990) features his high-scoring run-and-gun offense and players such as Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers.
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Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 8 - Aired 03/14/2010
The impact of Reggie Miller on the New York Knicks in the 1990s, specifically focusing on the 1995 NBA Playoffs and Miller's interaction with Knicks fan Spike Lee.
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Season 1, Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/2009
The racial and cultural evolution of Miami during the 1980s as represented within the University of Miami football team.
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The Legend of Jimmy the Greek Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2009
The life of Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, from his career as a Las Vegas bookmaker to his tenure on The NFL Today, from which he was fired in 1988.
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Without Bias Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 5 - Aired 11/03/2009
The death of Len Bias from a cocaine-induced heart attack, two days after Boston selected him as the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft, and its impact on casual drug use, especially by the sports community.
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Muhammad and Larry Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2009
A look at the October 1980 Muhammad Ali-Larry Holmes fight and its impact on both fighters, featuring fresh interviews with participants and previously unseen lead-up footage from both fighters' camps.
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Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2009
Trump, the former New Jersey Generals owner whose post-interview comments on the league give this documentary its title.
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The Band that Wouldn't Die Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2009
A profile of Baltimore's love affair with football and the Colts, focusing on the Colts Marching Band. After the Colts decamped for Indianapolis in 1984, the band remained in Baltimore and helped promote the eventual return of the NFL to the city.
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King's Ransom Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 1 - Aired 10/06/2009
The 1988 trade of Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings and the effect it had on Gretzky, the fans in Edmonton, and the popularity of hockey in Southern California.